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themaradwrites.bsky.social
Mara
@themaradwrites.bsky.social
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Elder millennial, fanfic writer, dinosaur enthusiast, purveyor of bad ideas, ADHD
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chuckwendig.bsky.social
it’s Poochie!
December 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
themaradwrites.bsky.social
Well, that's killed my interest in the MCU going forward. Fuck this racist shit.
December 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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@mcmcomiccon.bsky.social What's your policy on artists selling Gen AI art in Artists Alley? I've seen DragonCon kicking artists out for it, and Toronto Fan Expo expressly permitting it.
September 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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chuckwendig.bsky.social
Said some more stuff about AI, particularly that whole "hey we let it make up a bunch of fake books and then we published that list of fake books in the real world as part of a newspaper" thing. At the blog. Enjoy! Or don't! I'm not your boss.
Repeat After Me: AI Doesn’t Know Anything
Yesterday, the Chicago Sun-Times (and then also the Philly Inquirer) published an issue of their newspaper that included an insert about fun summer things, and in that was a list of fifteen great s…
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May 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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rachelgilmore.bsky.social
If you have any interest in supporting or following my work -- please know there's no pressure -- you can do so here:

rachelgilmore.substack.com
patreon.com/rachelgilmore
twitch.tv/rachel_gilmore
youtube.com/@AtRachelGil...
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podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/b...
Bubble Pop with Rachel Gilmore | Substack
I'm Rachel Gilmore. I'm your least favourite person's least favourite journalist. Let's pop your bubble✨. Click to read Bubble Pop with Rachel Gilmore, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of...
rachelgilmore.substack.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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evacide.bsky.social
My co-workers are badass and I am proud of them.

EFF is suing DOGE and OPM over their illegal sharing of federal employee data.
February 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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evacide.bsky.social
Dentist: I see you're clenching your jaw and grinding your teeth. Is there something recent that's happened in the last few months?

Me: I work in human rights.
February 13, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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theonion.com
Jealous Trump Boys Try To Convince Father That Barron A DEI
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Jealous Trump Boys Try To Convince Father That Barron A DEI
WASHINGTON—Whining that they were being discriminated against even though they were the “bestest sons ever in the whole wide world,” the Trump Boys attempted Thursday to convince their father that Barron was getting unfair advantages because he was a DEI. “Daddy, Barron is ruining our lives because he’s different,” said a pouting Donald Jr., who […]
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February 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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shayan86.bsky.social
Beware, this "BBC Breaking News" account is fake. It's not an official BBC News account.

If BBC News ever joins this platform, it'll be publicised via official BBC platforms.
November 19, 2024 at 4:26 AM
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theonion.com
RFK Jr. Vows To Ban Soaps That Smell So Good You Eat A Little
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RFK Jr. Vows To Ban Soaps That Smell So Good You Eat A Little -The Onion
November 18, 2024 at 4:08 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
Naomi Beinart, 16: "We girls woke up to a country that would rather elect a man found liable for sexual abuse than a woman...Where the body I haven’t fully grown into may no longer be under my control. The boys, it seemed to me, just woke up on a Wednesday."
Opinion | I’m 16. On Nov. 5 the Girls Cried, and the Boys Played Minecraft.
On the day after the election, it seemed boys and girls woke to a new reality.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 6:44 AM
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bencollins.bsky.social
Buying a website for pill hoarders has significantly interrupted my usual Sunday activity of watching 500 YouTube videos to determine if I need a color e-reader. Do I? Do you have one? Is this useful in any way? I am at least CONSIDERING getting into comics, due to having a Comics Girlfriend™.
November 17, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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drewharwell.com
My friend and I saw you from across the bar
Elon Musk and Kid Rock
November 17, 2024 at 4:24 AM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Someone else already did this in the comments but it’s deeply funny to me how true this is, as literally shown by asking Chat-GPT what the poem is about.
You What is the Shel Silverstein poem "The Homework Machine" about? ChatGPT "The Homework Machine" is a poem by Shel Silverstein that tells the story of a magical machine that can do homework perfectly. The machine is shared among a group of friends, and they use it to complete their assignments effortlessly. However, things take an unexpected turn as the teacher becomes suspicious, leading to a humorous twist in the poem. It explores themes of laziness, responsibility, and the consequences of taking shortcuts. You What is the Shel Silverstein poem "The Homework Machine" about? ChatGPT I apologize for the confusion, but there seems to be a misunderstanding. Shel Silverstein did not write a poem titled "The Homework Machine." If you have a different poem or topic in mind, please provide more details, and I'll do my best to assist you.
December 7, 2023 at 4:12 AM
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ashtonpittman.bsky.social
This really is the greatest correction of all time.
GQ article says: NOTE: This story has been updated. Alexander Vindman received a Purple Heart after being wounded by an IED, or improvised explosive device, not an IUD, or intrauterine device. We regret the error.
November 24, 2023 at 3:03 AM
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cherylmorgan.bsky.social
It was not me. People were already claiming it existed before I pretended to live there.
stilgherrian.com Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · Nov 22
Meanwhile Bing’s AI is denying the existence of Australia.
Bing Search screenshot. Does Australia exist No According to 2 sources timesofahmad.blogs... Well, the fact is that Australia doesn't really exist. Everything you have ever heard about it was made up, and any pictures of it you have seen were faked by the government. I am sure you have even talked to people on the internet who claim to be from Australia. They are really secret government agents.
November 22, 2023 at 12:06 PM
themaradwrites.bsky.social
Hol' up - I know SFA about Magic the Gathering and it's not my thing, but are those archaeopteryxes with the capybara? Because...I might need this if so.
kevinhearne.bsky.social Kevin Hearne @kevinhearne.bsky.social · Nov 20
The new Magic set has a Basking Capybara and I just love this absolute unit, this bask master showing us how to live, I want to chill in a pool with tropical dinosaur birds and forget about capitalism, just soak up all the good tasty vibes
A Magic card with the illustration of a capybara in a river pool, partially submerged, with birds nearby and also perched on its back
November 20, 2023 at 12:58 PM
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kevinhearne.bsky.social
I have just learned that my book HEXED has been banned in Arizona prisons, apparently out of a fear that…I dunno, actually. On the one hand: HAHA, WHAT?!? On the other: Eff you sideways, you fascist book banning bastards
November 13, 2023 at 5:06 PM